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the s&p 500 climbed within pennies of its post-recession high during the day. some selling in the final ten minutes erased some of the earlier gains, with the index finishing up a fraction. volume picked up a little. 639 million shares on the big board. almost 1.9 billion on the nasdaq. consumer stocks were in focus, with the discretionary sector putting up the best sector gains, up 1%. energy stocks were again the drag, down 0.9%. the august housing data helped homebuilding stocks. with new home construction continuing to increase, so have the prices of many homebuilding stocks. pulte group was one of the leaders, rising 4.3%. shares hit another post-bubble high on heavier than usual volume. the stock has more than tripled in the past 12 months. other homebuilders rallying include ryland group up 5.7%. d.r. horton added 4.1%. and standard pacific gained 3.8%. all of them rising on heavier than usual volume. the housing bump also included home depot. shares added 1% to close at its highest price in more than a decade. media company gannett has been dealing with
the s&p 500 climbed within pennies of its post-recession high during the day. some selling in the final ten minutes erased some of the earlier gains, with the index finishing up a fraction. volume picked up a little. 639 million shares on the big board. almost 1.9 billion on the nasdaq. consumer stocks were in focus, with the discretionary sector putting up the best sector gains, up 1%. energy stocks were again the drag, down 0.9%. the august housing data helped homebuilding stocks. with...
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s, and business has been picking up. after the close it reported a doubled digit jump in both sales and earnings. after closing up a half percent, shares jumped 10.5% more in extended hours trading. if that holds, shares could see $38 per share, and that would be a five-year high. greeting card company received its own greeting today, a buyout offer from a group led by its c.e.o. and including members of the founding family. the offer lifted shares 17.3% on heavy volume today. the offer is $17%.18 above tonight's closing price. american greetings has seen online greeting cards and social networking websites cut into it business. as farmers are bringing in the 2012 crop, better than expected harvests are pushing down grain futures. corn and soybeans are both near three month lows. traders and funds have been selling as harvests are increasing supplies more than expected, especially compared to this summer during the height of the drought. four of the five most actively traded exchange traded products were down. the s&p 50
s, and business has been picking up. after the close it reported a doubled digit jump in both sales and earnings. after closing up a half percent, shares jumped 10.5% more in extended hours trading. if that holds, shares could see $38 per share, and that would be a five-year high. greeting card company received its own greeting today, a buyout offer from a group led by its c.e.o. and including members of the founding family. the offer lifted shares 17.3% on heavy volume today. the offer is...
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energy drink company monster beverage was the biggest loser in the s&p 500. the firm has come under greater scrutiny about the safety of its drinks. today, two democratic senators wrote a letter to the food and drug administration requesting more information on potential health risks. that pushed shares down almost 10%. volume more than doubled. the senators want the f.d.a. to "assert its regulatory authority over caffeine levels in energy drinks marketed as beverages." another beverage maker, pepsi saw shares slump 2.1%, taking shares to their lowest price late july. the president of pepsi, seen as a possible c.e.o. candidate, is leaving the company to run the privately held flying "j" truck stops. homebuilding stocks continue building on their recent gains, as analysts keep up the optimism. that optimism was around pulte group today. shares were up 6% to a new 52 week high after an independent investment bank increased its price target. pulte shares have rocketed higher by more than 260% in the past year as builders have seen sales pick up, and cancellation
energy drink company monster beverage was the biggest loser in the s&p 500. the firm has come under greater scrutiny about the safety of its drinks. today, two democratic senators wrote a letter to the food and drug administration requesting more information on potential health risks. that pushed shares down almost 10%. volume more than doubled. the senators want the f.d.a. to "assert its regulatory authority over caffeine levels in energy drinks marketed as beverages." another...
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the nasdaq lost about 32 and the s&p 500 dipped nearly nine. we start with suzanne pratt looking at what options remain for the fed, and how investors might react to them. >> reporter: as has been the case frequently this year, all eyes here on wall street, have been looking south about 200 miles, to washington. what traders have been watching is what happens here at the federal reserve. and, this week is no different, more watching and waiting for more stimulus. it is widely anticipated fed policymakers will decide once again to step in and try help the economy. >> we're expecting another round of quantitative easing, q.e.3., they'll probably buy mainly u.s. treasury securities. at the same time, they'll probably extend the language on when they expect to be hiking rates from 2014 to 2015. but, even if the market gets more assistance from the fed on thursday, traders say don't expect a big rally in stocks. >> it is probably factored into the market. but a lot will depend on what form another easing will take. in other words what will be the me
the nasdaq lost about 32 and the s&p 500 dipped nearly nine. we start with suzanne pratt looking at what options remain for the fed, and how investors might react to them. >> reporter: as has been the case frequently this year, all eyes here on wall street, have been looking south about 200 miles, to washington. what traders have been watching is what happens here at the federal reserve. and, this week is no different, more watching and waiting for more stimulus. it is widely...
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it was the biggest gainer in the s&p 500. investors in that stock are betting china's economic stimulus plan will boost demand for coal used in steel making. alpha has been on a tear, rising nearly 20% since friday. now on to a potential european merger that wall street is watching closely. as we told you last night, the parent of airbus, eads, and b.a.e. are in talks to create the worlds biggest aerospace company, with roughly $90 billion in sales a year. you might think that would be bad news for rival boeing, but shares of that firm rose nearly 1% today after boeing's chief executive said he's not threatened by the possible merger. and some analysts agree with him. >> my opinion is that it's going to have limited to no impact on the u.s. defense contractors or, in specific, boeing which would be the most similar to the new entity if it goes forward. >> susie: but shares of northrop grumman edged down 1%. test test test test contractors to deg military spending. a good day for apple investors today. the stock stands at a ne
it was the biggest gainer in the s&p 500. investors in that stock are betting china's economic stimulus plan will boost demand for coal used in steel making. alpha has been on a tear, rising nearly 20% since friday. now on to a potential european merger that wall street is watching closely. as we told you last night, the parent of airbus, eads, and b.a.e. are in talks to create the worlds biggest aerospace company, with roughly $90 billion in sales a year. you might think that would be bad...
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mario draghi's plan boosts stocks around the globe, and here at home, where the s&p 500 stock index jumps to pre-crisis levels. how are investors feeling today, compared to four years ago? >> susie: and amazon introduces a new kindle fire, and the new paperwhite e-reader. we look at how its new models stack up. >> tom: that and more tonight on nbr! >> susie: u.s. stocks rallied to their highest levels in four years after europe's central bank announced a sweeping plan to solve the region's debt crisis. five weeks after pledging to do "whatever it takes" to preserve the euro, e.c.b. president mario draghi delivered on his promise by launching a program to buy unlimited quantities of euro- zone bonds. investors around the globe reacted to the concrete move with broad-based buying of stocks. on wall street, all the major averages rose by about 2%-- the dow skyrocketed 245 points, the nasdaq surged 66, and the s&p 500 jumped almost 29 points. mario draghi is finally getting his way. the head of europe's central bank has been battling the region's power players on exactly how to save europe. d
mario draghi's plan boosts stocks around the globe, and here at home, where the s&p 500 stock index jumps to pre-crisis levels. how are investors feeling today, compared to four years ago? >> susie: and amazon introduces a new kindle fire, and the new paperwhite e-reader. we look at how its new models stack up. >> tom: that and more tonight on nbr! >> susie: u.s. stocks rallied to their highest levels in four years after europe's central bank announced a sweeping plan to...
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the financial sector fund and s&p 500 volatility note were the losers, 0.1% each. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: wall street found a surprise in its cereal box this morning. general mills, the maker of cheerios and wheaties, reported better than expected quarterly earnings. those solid earnings came courtesy of recent acquisitions. but as diane eastabrook reports the company's still facing uncertainty at home and overseas. >> reporter: minneapolis-based general mills says the tasty profit it earned in the quarter ending late last month cameoc from recently acquired brands yoplait ireland, yoplait international and food should taste good. excluding special items-- the food company earned $0.66 cents a share in its first quarter of fiscal year 2013. that's four cents better than analysts estimated and $0.02 better than the same period a year ago. while sales in the u.s. are flat compared to other regions around the world, analysts think general mills could get a bump here with better marketing and new products. >> general mills should have the opportu
the financial sector fund and s&p 500 volatility note were the losers, 0.1% each. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: wall street found a surprise in its cereal box this morning. general mills, the maker of cheerios and wheaties, reported better than expected quarterly earnings. those solid earnings came courtesy of recent acquisitions. but as diane eastabrook reports the company's still facing uncertainty at home and overseas. >> reporter: minneapolis-based...
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s were down. the russell 2000 fund gained a fraction. the financial sector fund was unchanged. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: still a week before voters cast their ballots for president. tonight's street critique guest has investors and traders already voting with their money. jeff kleintop is with us, from lpl financial. so here we go, several weeks to go. which direction do you think the investment market is leaning? >> you know, the markets based on our wall street election poll appear to be pricing in a status quo outcome for the election, based on our wall street election poll that looks at a number of industries favored by democrats and those favored by republicans. the democrats have been leading lately and these are infrastructure related industries, things like construction materials, construction equipment, home building, for example. on the republican side energy focused industries, the big banks of course in there as well. we've seen leadership by the democrats lately, very important as we get close to the all important decisions around the fiscal clif
s were down. the russell 2000 fund gained a fraction. the financial sector fund was unchanged. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: still a week before voters cast their ballots for president. tonight's street critique guest has investors and traders already voting with their money. jeff kleintop is with us, from lpl financial. so here we go, several weeks to go. which direction do you think the investment market is leaning? >> you know, the markets based on our...
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the s&p 500's lowest price of the day came just after the opening bell. a mid-afternoon recovery didn't have the legs to last with the index finishing down a fraction. volume was 624 million shares on the big board. 1.7 billion on the nasdaq. the technology sector has the biggest drop, down 0.8%. the energy and materials sectors fell 0.5% each. no question apple has a hit with its iphone five released on friday. it couldn't keep up with demand over the weekend. apple sold over five million iphone 5's, a first-weekend sales record for the devices. but some analysts expected sales of eight million. shares of apple saw some selling pressure, falling 1.3%, but they're coming off a new high hit last week in anticipation of the new device. by the way, the sales figure from apple does not include pre- ordered iphones. while there's been plenty of talk about apple's newest iphone, one of its biggest competitors, google, saw its shares hit a record high. shares were up 2.1%, closing just shy of $750. it's up more than 25% since mid- july. meantime, another technol
the s&p 500's lowest price of the day came just after the opening bell. a mid-afternoon recovery didn't have the legs to last with the index finishing down a fraction. volume was 624 million shares on the big board. 1.7 billion on the nasdaq. the technology sector has the biggest drop, down 0.8%. the energy and materials sectors fell 0.5% each. no question apple has a hit with its iphone five released on friday. it couldn't keep up with demand over the weekend. apple sold over five million...
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after all, the s&p 500 is up 10% since june. suzanne pratt, nbr, new york. >> susie: in europe today, there were more signals the european central bank may launch new strategies hoping to stabilize the government debt crisis on the continent. e.c.b. president mario draghi suggested the bank could buy government bonds that last up to three years, with the goal of reducing borrowing costs. and a top central banking official said its latest interest rate cut isn't helping as much as it should, blaming it on the differences in borrowing costs across the 17 euro-zone countries. these comments come as the european bank meets this week. >> mainly, the question is how much will they buy, from what part of the curve, and will they try to target a yield cap for spanish and italian government debt. those are the three key questions coming out of this meeting. >> susie: the european bank meeting comes less than a week before the federal reserve meets here in the u.s. >> reporter: i'm sylvia hall in washington. still ahead, as a.m.r. and u.s
after all, the s&p 500 is up 10% since june. suzanne pratt, nbr, new york. >> susie: in europe today, there were more signals the european central bank may launch new strategies hoping to stabilize the government debt crisis on the continent. e.c.b. president mario draghi suggested the bank could buy government bonds that last up to three years, with the goal of reducing borrowing costs. and a top central banking official said its latest interest rate cut isn't helping as much as it...
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the dow lost 101, the nasdaq shed 43, the s&p is down 15. the head of the philadelphia federal reserve questioned wt he called the "meager benefits" of the fed's latest bond buying program. and a european central bank member said his agency would not help restructure greek government debt. also weighing on stocks today, high anxiety about third-quarter earnings. u.s. corporate profits have outpaced the broader economy since the end of the great recession, but profits warnings yesterday from caterpillar, and recently from intel, fedex and burberry, suggest the boom in earnings is finally beginning to fizzle. suzanne pratt takes a closer look at how the numbers are shaping up for third quarter and beyond. >> reporter: the start of reporting season for corporate america is still two weeks away, but already on wall street, the worrying about profits is heating up. and it sounds like investors have good reason to be nervous. after all, analysts predict companies in the s&p 500 will see earnings drop an average of 2% in the third quarter. if that
the dow lost 101, the nasdaq shed 43, the s&p is down 15. the head of the philadelphia federal reserve questioned wt he called the "meager benefits" of the fed's latest bond buying program. and a european central bank member said his agency would not help restructure greek government debt. also weighing on stocks today, high anxiety about third-quarter earnings. u.s. corporate profits have outpaced the broader economy since the end of the great recession, but profits warnings...
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the s&p 500 volatility index exchange traded note was up 5.5%. this tends to rally when the s&p 500 falls. and that's tonight's "market focus." you may think of amazon as the world's biggest store. but amazon is also the world's largest behavioral economics laboratory. the company carefully measures every aspect of how consumers act how they respond to incentives. as darren gersh reports, amazon is now testing whether its customers will pay $15 more to not see advertisements on the latest kindle tablets. >> reporter: how much would you pay to not be interrupted? in the digital world, amazon is trying to find a precise answer to that question. >> traditionally where it's been hard to serve ads because they seem interruptive, by really drawing that line for consumers between paying with dollars and paying with eyeballs, amazon may be taking a big step towards paving the way for other media outlets to be able to charge to serve an ad-free environment. if enough people are willing to pay for ad-free, amazon might even take the next logical step. >> w
the s&p 500 volatility index exchange traded note was up 5.5%. this tends to rally when the s&p 500 falls. and that's tonight's "market focus." you may think of amazon as the world's biggest store. but amazon is also the world's largest behavioral economics laboratory. the company carefully measures every aspect of how consumers act how they respond to incentives. as darren gersh reports, amazon is now testing whether its customers will pay $15 more to not see advertisements...